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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2017.01
Trade
Export policy
Eliminated Resolution 67 of July, which obliged exporters to import wheat if supplies in the [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.01
Other
Infrastructure support
Established the Brazil-China Cooperation Fund for Increasing Productive Capacity for USD 20 million. The fund [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.01
Production
Production support
Increased the subsidized credit line available to farmers to prepare for the 2017–2018 crop to [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.12
Production
GMO policy
Prohibited the cultivation, processing and selling of genetically modified crops, including maize, in Heilongjiang Province [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced plans to cut a further 667 000 ha of maize plantations in the North [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.12
Other
Transport measures
Lowered highway toll fees for trucks carrying maize in Heilongjiang province from 20 December 2016 [...]
Ecuador
Grains
Wheat
2016.12
Trade
Import tariff
Extended the application of the current zero percent ad valorem exemption and suspended the application [...]
Egypt
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced that the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) will conduct wheat inspections [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2016.12
Trade
Import duty
Removed the 10 percent import duty on wheat, enacted immediately for an unspecified period, in [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2016.12
Trade
Import policy
Stated that government agencies will not import wheat in the near term, as private players [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.